The treaty highlights Australia’s strategic attempts to maintain its influence in a region where China is increasingly active. As Papua New Guinea continues to balance its strategic interests with both hemispheres of the global order, the question of collective security under counteracting power dynamics remains.
Read MoreChina appears to be moving away from collaborating with the United States on Korean Peninsula stability, instead leveraging North Korea as a strategic buffer to counterbalance deepening ties with Russia and promote a multipolar world resisting U.S. hegemony. The China–North Korea alliance illustrates that economic ties, military developments, and diplomatic positioning are now deeply intertwined, raising the stakes for the U.S. and the international community at large.
Read More“Apple CEO Tim Cook recently visited an Apple store in Beijing on March 24th before attending the China Development Forum the following day. This visit took place during a particularly controversial period in China-US relations.”
Read More“Earlier this month, the United States military shot down three unidentified flying objects. The arrival of these unidentified crafts follows the invasion of a Chinese spy balloon, which the United States shot down on February 4th. However, while the White House claims that the Chinese balloon was sent to conduct surveillance, it has not clearly identified the purpose of the other three objects.“
Read More“Both countries have engaged in diplomatic finger-pointing surrounding one another’s defensive and economic commitments to Ukraine and Russia. Now, similar finger-pointing regarding the surveillance balloon threatens the two countries’ fragile relations.“
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